Latin America
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Global change, climate change upend livelihoods, food security in the Amazon
LIMA, Peru—In an indigenous village deep in the Amazon forest, a family clears a small plot in the forest, plants…
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Latin American countries pledge to restore 20 million ha of degraded land
LIMA, Peru—An initiative to restore forests and make use of degraded land throughout Latin America and the Caribbean has been…
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Power and political interest pervade Peru’s land sector
LIMA, Peru—Madre de Dios, a region of Peru best known for its gold fever, is not the only place in…
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INTERACTIVE: Who has power over land use in Peru?
Land is business. Land is money. Land is power. This is why it’s often confusing to find out which actors…
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Carrots or sticks? Balancing cost-effectiveness, equity in Brazil’s deforestation policy
BOGOR, Indonesia — In the ongoing debate about how best to combat deforestation in Brazil, a new study shows that…
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Amazon forest could become an ‘impoverished savannah’ under climate change
One of the world’s top climate scientists warns that the tropical forests of the future could look like an ‘impoverished…
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Climate crisis ‘could become a global revolution’
Success in the Brazilian Amazon is evidence that it is possible to reduce deforestation and turn around the climate crisis,…
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Study paints nuanced picture of gender roles in forestry
A global study challenges conventional notions of gender roles in forest management, showing that both men and women collect forest…
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Project seeks to unlock the mysteries of Peru’s peatlands
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series about CIFOR’s work on peatlands in Peru. At a small…
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Climate prediction tools show role of oceans in Amazon drought
The best place to look for clues about potential drought in the Amazon forests of Peru is on the other…
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Why don’t women participate in forest governance and what difference will their participation make?
“Scholars…focusing on gender and governance have been concerned mainly with women’s near absence from governance institutions. The presumption is that…
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Latin America’s forests – what lies ahead in 2013?
LIMA, Peru (22 February, 2013)_In the past year, Latin America’s forests saw progress and setbacks that will shape ecosystem health…
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Could new interactive maps help preserve last “roadless” areas?
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (02 July 2012)_A movement aiming to preserve the earth’s last roadless areas hopes their new set…
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REDD+ can have multiple benefits for indigenous territories, if it respects their rights
LIMA, Peru (8 March, 2012)_REDD+ policies in Latin America can strengthen indigenous territorial management institutions and help defend those territories…
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